Modern Witches

Modern Witches

Many modern witches want to take off their traditional cloaks of secrecy, dispel the confusion that surrounds their religion, and address the hostility and suspicion they see as directed toward themselves and their craft.

They want their views and practices be considered an alternative religion, a viable world view. At the very least they seek the right to follow their chosen path without being hindered, harmed, or discriminated against.

It is very difficult to define with any degree of certainty the beliefs and practices of modern witches because of the flexibility of the terms “witch” and “witchcraft” as they have been applied to people and practices both today and throughout history. It is also due to the great differences that exist within the modern movement itself. Witches disagree among themselves as to what constitutes a witch.

Modern witchcraft is quite different from its medieval and “enlightenment” period counterparts. The agricultural/fertility traditions that survived from ancient times through the Middle Ages and into the early modern era are not the same as modern witchcraft, except that they are both forms of occultism.

Witchcraft has grown into assorted expressions and traditions that make up the modern scene. It is a decentralized, eclectic, creative, mix and match (use what exists or make your own as you go) movement. This is proven by the numerous covens, associations, and types of witchcraft to which individual covens belong.

First among the beliefs of witchcraft is the “creed of experience.” Experience is exalted above everything, and is many times set in opposition to, creeds or doctrines. Tolerance is another value among witches. Diversity of belief and practice is viewed as not only healthy but essential to the survival of humanity and planet earth, and to spiritual growth and growth. Independence, autonomy, and the freedom to experience, believe, think, and act as one wants to are defended as divine rights.

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